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he went to costco here in washington, d.c. and showed us with his own costco card and showed up witha firewood and a t.v. and apple pie. god bless america. lots to talk about this morning. let's find out first what's going on. here is the latest from lease a ferguson out in los angeles. hi, lisa. good morning. >> hey, bill. good morning, everyone. well, president obama is taking his fight over the fiscal cliff today heading to hatfield, pennsylvania. he is going to tour the rhodon group manufacturing facility. >> that's a place the white house says is one of the many businesses that depends upon middle class shoppers this holiday season. rhodon manufactures connect brand. that time group sells toys like angry birds building sets and tinker toys. at the end of the year, as i am sure you know by now the average middle class family is facing a 2,000 dollar tax hike. on monday of this week the white house released a report saying that could be americans spending $200,000,000,000 less in 2013. the president will continue to push hi
he went to costco here in washington, d.c. and showed us with his own costco card and showed up witha firewood and a t.v. and apple pie. god bless america. lots to talk about this morning. let's find out first what's going on. here is the latest from lease a ferguson out in los angeles. hi, lisa. good morning. >> hey, bill. good morning, everyone. well, president obama is taking his fight over the fiscal cliff today heading to hatfield, pennsylvania. he is going to tour the rhodon group...
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this comes from john koster running for congress in washington. what he said at a fund-raiser over the weekend. we are going to bring up that text for you right now. he said incest is so rare, i mean but the rape thing, i know a woman who was rave and kept her child, gave it up for adoption and she doesn't regret it. that was to justify his position not allowing abortion in the case of rape or incest. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet but they're gonna fall in love get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary not commission. they'll get straightforward guidance and be able to focus on other things, like each other, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio >> announc
this comes from john koster running for congress in washington. what he said at a fund-raiser over the weekend. we are going to bring up that text for you right now. he said incest is so rare, i mean but the rape thing, i know a woman who was rave and kept her child, gave it up for adoption and she doesn't regret it. that was to justify his position not allowing abortion in the case of rape or incest. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet but...
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but washington officials say do not expect it on the shelves any time soon. and some say this could actually do more to deter marijuana use than allow it. that's because to stop people from driving while high, officials could create a rule similar to the way we treat duis now. but the stays in your system much longer than alcohol so someone who smoked a joint a week ago could still get busted today. >>> remember all of that bipartisanship from chris christie? well, that was fun while it was convenient. now he is saying he wouldn't call his actions an embrace of president obama and it is up to republican governors to lead the country. >>> romney will not be leading the country but he sure thought he would. not only did he not write a concession speech, his team also put together a transition web site. they have since taken it down but not before political wire snagged screen shots. pages include ways to join the administration romney's plan for cabinet nominees and an info page on the inauguration. as for the president's upcoming cabinet, he is planning on shu
but washington officials say do not expect it on the shelves any time soon. and some say this could actually do more to deter marijuana use than allow it. that's because to stop people from driving while high, officials could create a rule similar to the way we treat duis now. but the stays in your system much longer than alcohol so someone who smoked a joint a week ago could still get busted today. >>> remember all of that bipartisanship from chris christie? well, that was fun while...
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in washington state. >> bill: and with pot legalization of marijuana yes yes in colorado and washington state, it carried in both states. in california, governor jerry brown's very, very important measure to raise new revenue passed proposition 30, big victory for jerry brown and the people of california. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." for a fresh take on a quick, delicious meal. it's one box with hundreds of possibilities. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] hey hey. hello everybody. monday, june 12th. great to see you today. thankful for being part of the program here, the full court >> bill: we did it big victory for the american people, president obama and a big victory for all of us, we did it again! we gave barack obama four more years in the white house. how exciting. it's what we wanted to happen, it's what we worked to happen,
in washington state. >> bill: and with pot legalization of marijuana yes yes in colorado and washington state, it carried in both states. in california, governor jerry brown's very, very important measure to raise new revenue passed proposition 30, big victory for jerry brown and the people of california. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." for a fresh take on a quick, delicious meal. it's one box with hundreds of possibilities. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. in...
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and out for dinner last night the great little restaurant called riff's here in washington, d.c. i met riss herself who is the owner and founder of this restaurant. she was saying how much she loved current tv. she said they've got those great people on in the evening like joy behar and eliot spitzer. here he is joining us as he does every morning. host of "viewpoint." you have your fans here in washington, d.c. >> eliot: i'll get the address of the restaurant and head throughout for dinner. >> bill: you go by, she'll treat you well. great restaurant by the way. so the president eliot is coming up to new york tomorrow to survey storm damage. i wanted to ask you we talked last week and you mentioned where you are fortunate enough to live, didn't you have any impact of sandy. but are there still people who are hurting without power? >> eliot: this is devastation the likes of which you have a hard time imagining. it is localized in certain parts of the south shore of long island, staten island parts of new jersey where the storm surge was just so powerful destroyed neighborhoods, ca
and out for dinner last night the great little restaurant called riff's here in washington, d.c. i met riss herself who is the owner and founder of this restaurant. she was saying how much she loved current tv. she said they've got those great people on in the evening like joy behar and eliot spitzer. here he is joining us as he does every morning. host of "viewpoint." you have your fans here in washington, d.c. >> eliot: i'll get the address of the restaurant and head...
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and then economy to washington and -- this could chen i come to washington. john phillips becomes chairman of the commission. >> an incredible chair. he's the chair of the president's commission on politics. >> bill: he's done a great job. i've gotten to know the program a little bit. then got to meet you and the last few years have met the white house fellows and it is just an outstanding program. how old is it? when did it get started? >> president johnson and john gardner who, at the time was the president of the carnegie corporation came up with this idea it was incredibly important to bring young talented people into government. at that time, history as we all remember, young people weren't as enthralled with coming into government. so they -- use this as a mechanism to bring some of our best and brightest into government in order to expose them to the federal government and so it was 1964. almost 50 years. we have 50 years of these wonderful people who have come into government. the concept was to bring them in at a high level expose them to cabinet lev
and then economy to washington and -- this could chen i come to washington. john phillips becomes chairman of the commission. >> an incredible chair. he's the chair of the president's commission on politics. >> bill: he's done a great job. i've gotten to know the program a little bit. then got to meet you and the last few years have met the white house fellows and it is just an outstanding program. how old is it? when did it get started? >> president johnson and john gardner...
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it comes from pressure outside of washington, on washington, forcing these lazy good for nothing lawmakers, so many of them, the house republicans, to get something done. number one. number two the president learned his lesson. good for him. he learned his lesson. sitting down every minute you spend with john boehner or eric cantor or mitch mcconnell is a minute wasted. because they sit around the table and they just sit there glum for the photo spray right. and then they go out and attack the president walk outside. stab him in the back. and agree to absolutely nothing because they're unwilling to compromise. they have been for the last four years and they still are. they still refuse to accept the fact that they lost -- they tried to sell their ideas to the american people. they lost the election. so is the president right of going on the road? absolutely! i'm glad to see him do it. you know what? you know what he's doing? exactly what ronald reagan did! >> whoa, whoa, careful, bill! how dare you invoke the name the holy one! >> bill: that's exactly -- i think the president is right on.
it comes from pressure outside of washington, on washington, forcing these lazy good for nothing lawmakers, so many of them, the house republicans, to get something done. number one. number two the president learned his lesson. good for him. he learned his lesson. sitting down every minute you spend with john boehner or eric cantor or mitch mcconnell is a minute wasted. because they sit around the table and they just sit there glum for the photo spray right. and then they go out and attack the...
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look washington is exporting anger. and there is a -- there is apparently a hungry public waiting to digest this stuff. and i think there is no limit to what we will give them. and it is unfortunate because historians will say that the last time this country was as divided as it is today, we had a civil war. and 13 states now have legislation that's been introduced since the election to secede from the union. i mean, we are -- we are having, i think a meltdown in this country and i think the problem is far more serious than we like admit. now, you know, i think there are some media shows that probably can't exist unless there is hate. and you know, the united states of america is a unique country in the history of this world. we have people coming in from everywhere. and we are supposed to be united. and our government, we are telling people don't be united. and we are saying you know, watch us. i mean somebody shouts to the president, only time the president has been interrupted in a state of the union speech -- so wha
look washington is exporting anger. and there is a -- there is apparently a hungry public waiting to digest this stuff. and i think there is no limit to what we will give them. and it is unfortunate because historians will say that the last time this country was as divided as it is today, we had a civil war. and 13 states now have legislation that's been introduced since the election to secede from the union. i mean, we are -- we are having, i think a meltdown in this country and i think the...
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first of all he says this. >> i'm the most reasonable responsible person in washington. the president knows this. he knows he and i can work together. the election is over and now it's time to get to work. >> bill: i'm the most reasonable person in washington. [ laughter ] >> bill: i think he forgot to say, except eric cantor has a gun to my head. >> the second part is certainly true eric cantor and 200-some people standing behind him. >> bill: that's what we think, that the tea party runs the show. no, john boehner says that's not true. >> i think this has been the most misreported story of my two years. we don't have a tea party caucus to speak of in the house. [ laughter ] >> bill: now somebody -- maybe somebody should tell michele bachmann that right? >> yes. >> bill: she started the tea party caucus. there were 60 tea partiers elected in 2010. >> right. and there are more who subscribe to the basic idea. >> bill: of course. and they control boehner. >> exactly. i'll give boehner this much, if it were entirely up to him, he might cut a reasonable deal with obama -- >
first of all he says this. >> i'm the most reasonable responsible person in washington. the president knows this. he knows he and i can work together. the election is over and now it's time to get to work. >> bill: i'm the most reasonable person in washington. [ laughter ] >> bill: i think he forgot to say, except eric cantor has a gun to my head. >> the second part is certainly true eric cantor and 200-some people standing behind him. >> bill: that's what we...
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according to the latest "washington post" abc news poll, that has him at 50% to 47%. of course, only poll that matters from here is the one that happens inside the voting booth. president obama's final message yesterday, if you vote, i will win. that could be a problem particularly in florida and ohio as we reported yesterday. early voting rollbacks meant some people were waiting in line for as long as six hours to finally cast their ballot. so we'll have to see how those polls are today. >> if you need to know how late your polls are open, politico and ap have a good map of state by state closing times. you can check it out on politico's home page. we'll be right back. (vo) tonight, current tv presents special election coverage, with unrivaled social media, straight from the campaigns, the pundits, and from viewers like you. with exclusive analysis and commentary from al gore, someone who knows a thing or two about close elections. >> overall, it was a clear win. >> now that's politically direct. >> so keep on tweeting and maybe you'll have your voice be part of this
according to the latest "washington post" abc news poll, that has him at 50% to 47%. of course, only poll that matters from here is the one that happens inside the voting booth. president obama's final message yesterday, if you vote, i will win. that could be a problem particularly in florida and ohio as we reported yesterday. early voting rollbacks meant some people were waiting in line for as long as six hours to finally cast their ballot. so we'll have to see how those polls are...
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john is calling us from vancouver, washington. john, are you. >> up at an ungodly hour. >> caller: after they took away the day after the election and put fox sports in place of our progressive -- >> john: can you believe it? i'm appalled. i've broadcast out of the seattle progressive talk station there when i've hosted "the stephanie miller show" and you would think that after a sweeping victory like that, it would be an indication there is an audience for progressive talk but i guess they need to have more sports on. >> i have my old c-band satellite so i'm still safe. what i was going to say is look what they did to general colin powell. they gave him bad intel on wmd put him in front of the u.n., right, and nobody said anything about shooting the messenger then like they're trying to do to susan rice now. >> john: bad intel that leads to thousands of americans dying is okay. bad intel that comes after four americans have died is an impeachable offense. get that straight. >> caller: hypocrites. >> john: i thank you for being an
john is calling us from vancouver, washington. john, are you. >> up at an ungodly hour. >> caller: after they took away the day after the election and put fox sports in place of our progressive -- >> john: can you believe it? i'm appalled. i've broadcast out of the seattle progressive talk station there when i've hosted "the stephanie miller show" and you would think that after a sweeping victory like that, it would be an indication there is an audience for...
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the washington wizards actually won a game! the nba team picked up its first win -- >> nba championships! road starts here! >> first win of the season barely. 84-82 over the portland trail blazers. >> 84-82. >> after starting the season with 12 straight losses, now 1-12 team still have some catching up to do. the next worst teams toronto and cleveland they each have three wins apiece. >> we'll get there. at the end of the season, we'll be celebrating a wizards championship. >> bill: they lost 12 in a row. >> new high for starbucks. the coffee chain has introduced a new cup of coffee that costs $7 a cup. as regular coffee, it is not a latte. black coffee $7. from costa reek ca the most expensive cup to brew ever from the chain comes from beans in central america that are difficult to cultivate. only in 50 stores nationwide. but if people keep buying it, they'll expand it. >> bill: this is crazy. >> i'm curious what that would taste like. >> $7 for a cup of coffee. >> i will be honest. i think that's insane but i'm curious to kno
the washington wizards actually won a game! the nba team picked up its first win -- >> nba championships! road starts here! >> first win of the season barely. 84-82 over the portland trail blazers. >> 84-82. >> after starting the season with 12 straight losses, now 1-12 team still have some catching up to do. the next worst teams toronto and cleveland they each have three wins apiece. >> we'll get there. at the end of the season, we'll be celebrating a wizards...
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washington, d.c. hope your weekend was as good as ours. we had a glorious weekend in the nation's capital. 70 degrees just about both days saturday and sunday. wherever you happen to be, hope you enjoyed the weekend and are ready to tackle this new week and all of the stories of the day. all of the issues of the day. lots going on with congress coming back tomorrow and washington gearing up for big fight over the fiscal cliff and preventing america from going over the cliff. we'll get into whatever's happening anywhere in the world today. anywhere in this country, here in our nation's capital and take your calls at 1-866-55-press. you can also join us on twitter. don't forget. at bpshow. facebook facebook.com/billpressshow. if you want to join the chat room with your fellow "full court pressers," go to current.com, click on the chat room and join up and debate the issues with your friends and neighbors all across the land. on team press this morning we are flying just one short. peter ogborn has a couple of days off. so we're putting all o
washington, d.c. hope your weekend was as good as ours. we had a glorious weekend in the nation's capital. 70 degrees just about both days saturday and sunday. wherever you happen to be, hope you enjoyed the weekend and are ready to tackle this new week and all of the stories of the day. all of the issues of the day. lots going on with congress coming back tomorrow and washington gearing up for big fight over the fiscal cliff and preventing america from going over the cliff. we'll get into...
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now dan is here. >> the holidays are coming to washington. the obama family welcomed the christmas tree today. it's a 65-foot tall spruce from the national forest in colorado. john mayer -- john boehner -- >> not john mayer. he is no longer in politics. >> john boehner will light the tree next week. >> bill: okay. god. i guess they are not rushing the season -- >> no, the music, the lights started way before thanksgiving. >> i think it's nice that binder is going to light the tree with his burned out cigarette. [ laughter ] >> bill: go flick your butt at the tree. >> yeah. >> president obama prepared his list and bought 15 books for christmas presidents over the weekend. >> bill: you talk about knowing what you want. >> and a big change this college football -- >> one of the books he bought was the "the obama hate machine." >> auburn has fired its coach after just two years of winning a national championship. they lost to alabama 49-0 on saturday. >> it was a nail biter. it was 42-0 at the half. >> bill: oh, man. they were putting the water b
now dan is here. >> the holidays are coming to washington. the obama family welcomed the christmas tree today. it's a 65-foot tall spruce from the national forest in colorado. john mayer -- john boehner -- >> not john mayer. he is no longer in politics. >> john boehner will light the tree next week. >> bill: okay. god. i guess they are not rushing the season -- >> no, the music, the lights started way before thanksgiving. >> i think it's nice that binder is...
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terry in tolton, in in. >> caller: in king county washington, they have victory vote vans to are going around and collecting ballots from people's homes and they are not being delivered. you can check it yourself. >> bill: i will. >> caller: it's pretty scary. voting has always been important to me. i've been voting since i was legally able to and i have never seen such fraud. how can they live with themselves? this is horrible. >> bill: i saw this woman last night, hit of this organization called true the vote. it's a totally phony organization. she insists that she's just there to make sure every vote is accurate and true and protecting democracy. she's totally by part 10 she says, and yet is head of the tea party of their county. they're just out to steal the vote because they know they can't win it letting malty and we can't let that happen. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheuma
terry in tolton, in in. >> caller: in king county washington, they have victory vote vans to are going around and collecting ballots from people's homes and they are not being delivered. you can check it yourself. >> bill: i will. >> caller: it's pretty scary. voting has always been important to me. i've been voting since i was legally able to and i have never seen such fraud. how can they live with themselves? this is horrible. >> bill: i saw this woman last night, hit...